Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Steve,
It has been 12 years since that fateful day. I am sorry to say that I never knew you, but according to everyone at FCSO and your brother, I know you were a good man. I hope you can see your neice and nephew, keep watch over them. Your family is very proud of you. Rest In Peace, Brother!
The Deweese Family

Misty Deweese
FCSO

February 27, 2007

Well Steve, its been alomst 12 years. And now, almost 12 years later, we've lost another one, Sgt Howard Plouff...it just dosen't make any sense. I've often wondered why you and not me...we both worked the same area...both had been to Brownsboro Road many times. You were so young and just married...me, a lot older with almost grown kids. You still had a lot of life left for you...more that I did. I just don't understand it.

I visit your grave often...I leave you a bullet every time. You were, are, and always will be missed.

Rest in peace, brother.

Corporal Keith Redmon
Winston-Salem Police Department

February 25, 2007

You were thought of often at the 15 year reunion of Class 30. Miss you.

Dan

Sergeant Dan Seaman
Lone Tree, CO, Police Department

January 19, 2007

To Detective Amos:

Thank you for your kind words about Larry. He had two wonderful careers he loved: Captain in the USMC and patrol officer with the Pittsburg PD.

In addition to sharing the Marine and law enforcement bond, we also share a Tarheel connection. Our family is originally from North Carolina. I moved to California when Larry was six years old so both of us are Carolina natives. We still have so much family there and love to visit at home.

Maybe one day our paths will cross in person.

God bless you and Stephen. His sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Phyllis Loya, mother of Larry Lasater
eow 4/24/05

April 4, 2006

To Detective Amos:

Thank you for your kind words about Larry. He had two wonderful careers he loved: Captain in the USMC and patrol officer with the Pittsburg PD.

In addition to sharing the Marine and law enforcement bond, we also share a Tarheel connection. Our family is originally from North Carolina. I moved to California when Larry was six years old so both of us are Carolina natives. We still have so much family there and love to visit at home.

Maybe one day our paths will cross in person.

God bless you and Stephen. His sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Phyllis Loya, mother of Larry Lasater
eow 4/24/05

April 4, 2006

To the family and friends of Officer Stephen Amos II and his fellow officers with the Winston Salem Police Department:

On this the eleventh anniversary of
your tragic death, I wanted to honor Stephen's memory. On behalf of our entire family, I extend our sincerest condolences on the grievous loss you sustained when Officer Amos was brutally murdered in the line of duty.
This is a pain that never goes away for those who loved and cared for him.

May you all continue to be comforted and supported by your law enforcement family, and by other police survivors who share this painful journey with you.

Officer Amos's valor and dedication will always be revered and honored.
May he rest in peace.

This reflection is sent with the utmost respect for the distinquished service Officer Amos gave to his community and the citizens of North Carolina,and for the supreme sacrifice he and his family made on February 28, 1995.

Phyllis Loya, mother of Larry Lasater, Pittsburg Police Dept. eow 4/24/05

February 28, 2006

Ten years...my how time flies. I remember you Steve, as a little boy growing up in Walkertown. My family has known your family for years...and then all of a sudden, you grew up and became a cop. We rode together on several occasions while you were in training....I've often wondered if there was something that I could have taught you or passed on to you that might have kept you alive that day. If there was, I hope you have forgiven me by now. We miss you Steve...there isn't a day that I don't pass your picture in the hallway at PSC and wonder where you would have been now if you had lived. And it may be wrong to say this, but there isn't a day that I pass your picture that I don't curse George Page.

September 10, 2005

Stephen,
I just wanted to let you know that you are not forgotten. I think of you often as I pass your house. I etched your name from the memorial wall in DC back in May, at the same time I etched my Daddy's for the first time. Your friends still miss you and speak of you often, and your mom is just a vibrant as always! She's such a strong woman! Tell Daddy hello--- we miss him so much. Thank you for all you did, and God bless.
Lori

Lori Johnson Rowley
Daugher of Fallen Hero, James Johnson, EOW 11/11/04

September 5, 2005

Survivors ~ We would like to include you in our NC C.O.P.S. program.

Loving, Supporting, Understanding . . . .

John Dees, President
North Carolina C.O.P.S.

May 7, 2005

It's hard to believe it's been 10 years. I can promise you that you'll never be forgotten.

Police Officer Dan Seaman
Lone Tree P.D., Colorado

April 12, 2005

Brother, it has been ten years, but it has not gotten any easier, but we are all trying to carry on what you started. Just know that you are loved and missed, and we all carry you in our hearts everyday.

Det. W.T. Amos
Thomasville Police Departmentq

March 1, 2005

On angels ...

"The wings ain't anything but a uniform, that's all. When they're in the field so to speak, they always wear them." - Taken from Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Stephen ...
It's ten years later. You're not forgotten and never will be.

February 28, 2005

On the tenth anniversary of his death, we are reminded how men like Officer Stephen Amos are willing to give their lives to protect the citizens they serve.
It is in his memory that we continue on.

February 28, 2005

I stop by this website often after the death of two dear friends with the NCSHP (Troopers Calvin Taylor E.O.W. October 3, 2001 and Anthony Cogdill E.O.W. May 30, 2003).

We all grieve over the lives lost in the line of duty. I hope you can find some comfort knowing that there are countless prayers that go out for your family.

These are senseless tragedies that never seem to stop. God Bless the men and women who continue to serve their communities in our great Nation.

...Gone, but never Forgotten....

Marti (EMT-Paramedic)
Haywood Co EMS (NC)

April 5, 2004

"The guardian angels of life sometimes fly so high as to be beyond our sight, but they are always looking down upon us."
-Jean Paul Richter

Stephen ... You're not forgotten
March 1, 2004

Anonymous

March 1, 2004

Steve Amos was a good friend of mine as well as a great COP for our city. Steve buddy, you are very missed. TJT

Det. TJ Taylor
Winston- Salem Police

January 27, 2004

I was looking at the local news just now and learned that the man responsible for Steve's death is getting his just due. God bless you Steve for your sacrifice and your family will be in my prayers.

Agent J.P. Guseman
Johnston Co. Sheriff's Office N.C.

January 22, 2004

I have known Steve and his family for many years. He even rode with me in a training status several times. I often wonder if there was something I didn't stress to him that maybe I should have....what a senseless death.

Anonymous

November 21, 2003

Stephen Levi Amos II was my brother , he was my friend and he was hunting partner. Stephen loved people and he loved helping people. He was a simple person who enjoyed his home life with his family and friends. He loved hunting and he was very sucessful at it. The day he died was the day i lost the best friend i will ever have.

POLICE OFFICER
THOMASVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT